make out

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to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information as best as I can make out, the police were informed of the incident but didn't think it was worth investigating

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Recent Examples of make out The next day, Mel throws a pool party at the mansion — and Nicolle the yoga instructor gets on the other ladies’ nerves by hanging all over Mel and making out with him in the pool in front of everyone. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025 Whether through canny critique or open wist, shows about making out-of-fashion things can offer us space to predict, resist, and elegize our way through a dark and muddy cultural moment. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 Some of the papers appear to have highlighted words, though they couldn't be made out clearly. Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025 Slade then reveals the alleged existence of a tape that includes not just the song but the sounds of Tamra and an unnamed ’90s pop star in the studio making out, having forgotten that the tape was running. Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for make out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for make out
Verb
  • This was big news in an evolving saga of how college athletics departments, facing seismic financial change, would manage to cope with growing costs like revenue-sharing with athletes.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike other forms of stress, exercise stress is a good thing, because the body copes with it in a positive way.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The first two abbreviations are easy enough to understand.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Wilson understood the concerns of both local officials and residents and thanked them for meeting with his team to discuss the idea.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Which is to say that to dream the impossible dream is one thing, but to pretend that its reality is quite another.
    Ed Simon September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Even the generative AIs that pretend to make new things today are merely regurgitating words, phrases, and pictures that were created and shared by people.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Starting Thursday, Alaska plans to begin distributing to residents their annual dividend derived from the state’s $83 billion oil wealth fund, a sort of bonus that Alaskans get for living in the state.
    Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Is derived from milk, meaning people with milk allergies can’t take whey protein.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What makes addressUSA different AddressUSA does more than guess.
    Mary Beth Eastman, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The oil and gas outsiders at Venture Global are doing so by upending project design norms, upsetting the Big Oil hierarchy, and dominating the nascent gas export industry.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Head and the Heart is an American indie folk band formed in Seattle who are known for their harmonious vocal blends and heartfelt lyrics.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
  • According to Hays, who is representing Richard and Holly, no such conspiracy existed, and whether or not Richard and Holly knew whether the money went to boys’ ranches is irrelevant, since Baker’s case was focused on violating estray laws, not any financial motivation.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fun begins as the other housewives arrive, unaware that the studio has decided to stage a role-playing scenario to test their readiness.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
  • After Xaverian missed a go-ahead 36-yard field goal attempt to end the third, Staine decided to begin the fourth and final quarter with one of his signature Hail Mary shots.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Its strong first-week performance suggests there is, in fact, an audience hoping to decipher the mind of Ye all of these years later.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Many of which have yet to be deciphered.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025

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“Make out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20out. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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